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But it’s not cancelled yet... Think about that. The NFL is going to try and play this game.

I have been touting incubation for a bit while criticizing NFL rules. But this sounds A LOT like the NFL is going to say that this coach was part of the “close contact” list and play this game on Tuesday. It just took 12 days to find out. Couldn’t be possible that he went to the grocery store. Or got it from a player. Or his kid came home with it from school. Right? The only thing that matters is, was he in the facility the last two days? If the answer is yes, the Titans close ship for a second week in a row.

Time for one of those classic Tuesday night double headers we all love. 😂

Oh, most definitely. I was more talking about playing attitude. Otherwise I totally agree with you. Tannehill was the worst of it with his, get your facts before you come at me. He can go get forked. Hope Oliver, Hughes, and Addison have huge days.

Sweet. We are playing a fired up team with a chip on their shoulder. And here we are, not knowing wtf is going on. This will be closer than a lot of us would like or are expecting. A fired up Josh out of the gate to get this team going will go a long way.

The S&C coach in KC is concerning. He probably has a ton of hands on contact with the team. Hopefully they can get ahead of it.

I would think that the “close contact-positive test” rule is off the table as soon as that player enters the facility, right? At that point it doesn’t matter. If they have 10-12 players with Covid not in the facility. Conservative assume they all had contact with two other players that’s over half the roster. Are we to assume that the “close contacts” will not be be allowed in the facility either. Just a lot of whispers about the rules, decisions, status, but no statements. Doesn’t give me the greatest feeling.

I could be wrong, but I thought it was reported that the Titans are reopening their facilities today. I think the “who tests positive” goes out the window once they walk through the door, right?

I generally agree with you. There are just too many assumptions at the moment. Per your post and league protocol, they just need 2 negative tests within about 72 hours (2 more than 24 hours). Does that then remove the player from whatever Tennessee's version of "quarantine" is? And if it does, why does it not effect the status of the game? This is not a rule breaking punishment like your kid stays out too late, get caught skipping school, or you find your HS with a bottle of booze under their bed. This is, you found out your wife was banging her co-worker on her work trips even though she was video calling you every night to complain about what a ***** husband he is to his wife and is so glad you two have a strong relationship. You have lost the benefit of the doubt moving forward. Another part probably missing from your issue is that we actually still don't know if there were any more practices than 9/29 AND 9/30. Because a 16 year old did not take a picture does not mean it didn't happen. I am generally not one to take such a leap from one step to the next, but this is something that could derail another franchise and/or the entire league.

You left out the part where the close contacts are OK to test positive and the machine keeps on going.

The league will have two weeks (16 days as of today), worth of data that since the Titans first tested positive on 9/24. Since then the team has averaged about 1.5 positive tests per day. And over that time we have learned that multiple position groups have met outside the facility to practice together and the team has been very lax with bringing UDFA, masks, contact tracing etc. But now suddenly, we trust the contact tracing data and if somebody on some list tests positive after he enters team facilities on say Sunday, it is totally fine and we will play...? ...and that is because we expected them to get COVID, maybe. Even though we maybe thought it could happen, we let them in the facility, and it did, so whatever. But if somebody else gets it, it is a wild anomaly, not possibly due to bad data from a lax organization, or transmitted from what seems to be like the Florida of NFL football teams.... ...if that is the case we are back to business as usual. Sequester said player, put on your blind folds, and go play Tuesday? I am sorry, is the NFL actively trying to gaslight me specifically? The player has been in quarantine, but also met outside of practice, so have they really been in quarantine? Are players who were in close contact with Covid-positive players allowed in the facility Sunday assuming no positive tests tomorrow? Bonus question. If they are allowed in, then test positive, WTF is it OK to play the game, and not shut down TN for another week?

Am I an idiot, or is everybody else trying to wrap their heads around the logic on this one?

Imagine being the Titans and seeing that the dumpster fire that is the Jets under Gase and Greggo voluntarily manage this pandemic better than you do.

Just to confirm. I checked my local CBS affiliate in Albany, it is on up in the capital region. Looks like it should be a national game.

I think since was one of, if not the first Thursday Night game Fox has. Unsure what other games they have, but I would look for them to have control over some flexing during the year. I am thinking Fox gets Buffalo v. Seattle moved in November. Either 4 pm or swap out GB v. SF.

I think the biggest complaint, at least from me, is that the Bills are living in a ton of uncertainty that isn't unnecessary. If the league said, "We made a decision today, we are going to try and get this game in this weekend, but we need to prove incredibly healthy. We are 100% moving the KC game to Sunday/Monday/whatever. No matter what happens from here on out, KC v. Buffalo is on the calendar on this day at this time. Players who we can 100% confirm were at the out of facility practice, breaking COVID protocol will not be playing due to inherent risks to both the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. Players who have tested positive at any point for Tennessee in the last 10 days will be held out of this weeks game due to organizational failure to adhere to and respect our covid protocols. The league will be personally managing the test results from the Titans moving forward. If there is a single positive test between today and Monday, this game will be cancelled. We will announce when or if we will play a make up game later in the year" We would all be fine. But as of right now the Bills might play KC on Thursday or Sunday, and we won't know until this Sunday and we won't know if we play Tennessee until basically Tuesday. It does not have to be that way though.

Does anybody feel like this Bills Titans game is the NFL's Fyre Fest?

Does anybody else feel like this game is the NFL's Fyre Fest? Can we get our airport and tempo guys to make sure that Goodell stays off his knees around customs officers?

I don’t know for sure, but this is my guess. Fox owns that match up. I am assuming contractually, Fox can’t just go ahead and air another Monday night game against ESPN or a Sunday Night game against NBC. Fox is basically locked in to Thursday night or Sunday at 1 or 4.

Very unsure on this. I thought with the hype yesterday they would. Now I don’t know. I have a feeling they won’t get any punishment until after they play Buffalo. I don’t know why, just something in my gut. I am not sure that’s definite. We saw 2-3 cases with the titans get reported over the course of hours yesterday.

Curious on your thoughts on a 2 game suspension for players who attended off campus practices. 2 games because they’ve had to reschedule two games. Granted that could be 30 players since it sounds like there were 3 positional practices. But that’s a different problem that needs a different solution all together.

I don’t actually know how they field a team. They have 14 players in COVID IR. I also think that players who attended the off campus practices should be suspended for at least 2 games since they messed up two regular season games in Pitt and Buffalo. Looks like there were at least 3 position groups. You’re basically pulling up 25 players from the practice squad at that point.

Saw that floated as well, but since the NFL tentatively announced dates, they haven’t mentioned suspensions.

Well played. I meant the guys who attended out of facility practices.

If this game goes off Tuesday. Suspensions and fines need to already be in place. No Vrabel in the building. No illegal practice players on the roster.